Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- evaluate the range of strategic options that are available for the successful growth of organisations across the lifecycle in a global context;
- appraise strategies for growth in an integrative perspective including strategy, entrepreneurship, international business and finance.
- understand and evaluate the range of opportunities for, and challenges of, growth for entrepreneurial/innovative organisations;
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- apply research skills to synthesise, analyse, interpret and critically evaluate information from a range of sources.
- recognise that in many situations there are a range of alternatives which should be evaluated;
- self-manage the development of learning and study skills, both individually and as part of a collaborative learning group;
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- different strategic pathways which assist entrepreneurs/innovators in successfully meeting the challenges of growth in a global environment.
- the drivers, types and stages of growth in different regional and national contexts;
- the dynamic nature of strategy and strategic management across the lifecycle of growth-oriented entrepreneurial/innovative businesses;
- the key challenges which a growing organisation faces, utilising an integrative perspective including strategy, entrepreneurship, international business and finance;
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- evaluate alternative approaches to strategies for growth and their appropriateness to different entrepreneurial/innovative organisations in a global context.
- understand and apply appropriate theoretical concepts, models, tools and techniques which facilitate appropriate strategies for growth;
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Teaching | 24 |
Independent Study | 126 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Journal Articles
Liu, Jin-Tan, Meng-Wen Tsou, and James K. Hammitt (1999). Do small plants grow faster? Evidence from the Taiwan electronics industry. Economics Letters, 65(1), pp. 121-129.
Beck, Thorsten, A. S. L. I. DEMIRG??‐KUNT, and Vojislav Maksimovic (2005). Financial and legal constraints to growth: does firm size matter?. The Journal of Finance, 60(1), pp. 137-177.
Calvo, José L (2006). Testing Gibrat’s law for small, young and innovating firms. Small Business Economics, 26(2), pp. 117-123.
Reichstein, Toke, and Michael S. Dahl (2004). Are firm growth rates random? Analysing patterns and dependencies. International Review of Applied Economics, 18(2), pp. 225-246.
Robson, Paul JA, and Robert J. Bennett (2000). SME growth: the relationship with business advice and external collaboration. Small Business Economics, 15(3), pp. 193-208.
Evans, D (1987). Tests of alternate theories of firm growth. Journal of Political Economy, 95, pp. 657-674.
Textbooks
Spulber, Dan (2011). Global Competitive Strategy. Cambridge University Press.
Daniel Spulber (2011). Global Competitive Strategy. Cambridge University Press.
Gundry, Lisa K. and Jill R. Kickul (2007). Entrepreneurship Strategy: Changing Patterns in New Venture Creation, Growth and Reinvention.
Johnson,G., Whittington, R. and K. Scholes (2010). Exploring Strategy Text & Cases.
Dranov, D., Besanko D., Shanley M., Shaefer, S. (2017). Economics of Strategy, Wiley. Wiley.
Besanko et al. Economics of Strategy.
Roper, Stephen (2013). Entrepreneurship. A Global Perspective.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Feedback
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Students are encouraged to see the module leader during office hours for any support they need with the module.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Case study | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Case study | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Case study | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External